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AD$OURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA July Z, 1969 The meeting was convene~ at 4:00 P.M., in the ~iayor s Office at City Hall, 217 North Main Street, Order of Adjournment having been posted, with evidence ~n file in the office of the Clerk of the Council. Councilmen present were: Wade Herrin, Walter Brooks, J. OgdentMarkel, and Mayor Griset. Councilmen Jerry M. patterson, Thomas W. Thurrn~n ,a~d Ray Villa we.r.e absent, but CoUncilmen Patterson and Villa arrived ~t 4.30 P.M., and 4.50 P.M., respectively. Als° present were City Manager Carl J.l Thornton, Clerk of the Council Florence I. Malone, and a representative of the P?ess. 1969-1970 BUDGET review on a page by page basis. Council continued study of the Annual Budget for 1969-70 and completed its During consideration of the proposed Capital Outlay expenditures, the Mayor recognized Mrs. Sanice Boer, 912 N. Lowell, who inquired if a tape recorder for Council meetings and a sound system replacement for the stadium had been provided for in the proposed Budget. The City Manager advised that no pro- vision had been made for those items. Mrs. Boer also questioned the need for a "city automobile" by the City Attorney's Department. CoUnciln~an Markel stated that he would take the proposed Budget under submission. CoUncilman Patterson stated that he was pleased with the Budget; that in addition tom property tax increase, other sources of revenue should be fully explored. Councilman Herrin stated that the tax rate increase should have been on a gradual scale in proportion to the increased costs of government over the past years; tl~at we have now come to a point where it is necessary to make up for lost time; and that he would also like to review again some of the additional tax source 8 · Mayor Griset stated that past years' tax rate reductions were unrealistic in face of the demands made on city government for services, the population expansion, and the problems of inflation; that even the proposed Capital Improvements do not cover all of the things that need to bedone; and that the passage of bond issues represents the only kind of sound financing to meet the City!s needs. CoUncilman Villa stated that endeavoring to gain public approval and understanding of the necessity for the proposed tax rate increase was the greatest problem facing the Council. Councilman Brooks stated that the community should be made to realize that passage of a bond issue would mean an immediate decrease in the tax rate. CITY COUNCIL - Z55 - July Z, 1969